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Kingdom of Lesotho

Kingdom of Lesotho
'Muso oa Lesotho (Sotho)
Flag of Lesotho
Coat of arms of Lesotho
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Khotso, Pula, Nala" (Sotho)
"Peace, Rain, Prosperity"
Anthem: Lesotho Fatše La Bontata Rona
Lesotho, land of our Fathers
Location of  Lesotho  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Lesotho  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Capital
and largest city
Maseru
29°28′S 27°56′E / 29.467°S 27.933°E / -29.467; 27.933
Official languages
Ethnic groups
  • 99.7% Basotho
  • 0.3% other Africans
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• King
Letsie III
Pakalitha Mosisili
Legislature Parliament
Senate
National Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
4 October 1966
Area
• Total
30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) (140th)
• Water (%)
0.0032%
Population
• 2009 estimate
2,067,000 (144th)
• 2004 census
2,031,348
• Density
68.1/km2 (176.4/sq mi) (138th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$6.017 billion
• Per capita
$3,133
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$2.096 billion
• Per capita
$1,091
Gini (2015) 54.2
high
HDI (2015) Increase 0.497
low · 160th
Currency Lesotho loti (LSL)
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
Calling code +266
ISO 3166 code LS
Internet TLD .ls
Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

Coordinates: 29°36′S 28°18′E / 29.6°S 28.3°E / -29.6; 28.3

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Lesotho (Listeni/lˈst/; li-SOO-too), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho (Sotho: 'Muso oa Lesotho), is an enclaved, landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size and has a population slightly over two million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.


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